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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
ARRIVAL
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
BOARD
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
CLASS
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
clear
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
coal
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
CROSS
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
days
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
deck
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
DESAGREMENS
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
easily
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
fairly
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
far
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
FISH
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
FLYING
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
four
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
GENTLEMENnounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
greater
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From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
HAWAII
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
HONOLULU
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
keep
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
LADY
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
land
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
LINE
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
machinery
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
miles
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
MONOTONY
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
much
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From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
New
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
NEWSPAPERS
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
PACIFIC
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From this reading UP THE PACIFIC.
PASSENGERS
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
RATS
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
run
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
sailing
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From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
SECOND
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
seem
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From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
seen
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
seventeen
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
SIGHT
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
SMELLS
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
speck
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
STEAM
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
steamer
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From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
Strange
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From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP THE PACIFIC.
there
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From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
thousand
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From this reading We have before us a clear run of about four thousand miles, and if our machinery and coal keep good, we know that we shall do it easily in about seventeen days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
TREATMENT
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
UP
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From this reading UP THE PACIFIC.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
vessel
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From this reading Strange though it may seem, there is much greater monotony in a voyage on board a steamer than there is on board a sailing vessel.
VOYAGE
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From this reading DEPARTURE FOR HONOLULU--MONOTONY OF A VOYAGE BY STEAM--DESAGREMENS--THE "GENTLEMEN" PASSENGERS--THE ONE SECOND CLASS "LADY"--THE RATS ON BOARD--THE SMELLS--FLYING FISH--CROSS THE LINE--TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPERS ON BOARD--HAWAII IN SIGHT--ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
way
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
Zealand
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From this reading When I went on deck next morning, we had left New Zealand far behind us; not a speck of land was to be seen, and we were fairly on our way to Honolulu.
